Please note there are no scheduled elections taking place in the Tewkesbury Borough area on Thursday, 7 May 2026.
Support with Cost of Living
Support with Cost of Living
If you are struggling with your bills, accessing food, fuel and other essential supplies the following organisations* may be able to help you.
*Please note that some of these organisations are referral only, this means you can only access support if you have been referred into the organisation. Some of these organisations accept self-referrals, some must be done by a local professional.
Aspire Foundation supports children and families to ‘aspire and achieve’.
Aspire Foundation aims for children and families to achieve their potential together through the provision of support, information, learning and play opportunities.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✘
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Tewkesbury Borough
Referral
Families are referred to Aspire Foundation via a professional who is already working with the family. If you are a family working with a professional, they will be aware of the support Aspire may be able to offer.
Website
Brockworth Link runs B-Epic Youth Club (Empowering People in Communities), providing high quality youth work and engaging young people in a range of empowering, educational workshops and activities, building strong relationships and equipping them with a range of skills essential for current and future personal, social, academic and physical development.
You may be able to access the following support by getting in touch with Brockworth Link and B-Epic.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✘
Household essentials ✘
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Brockworth and Coopers Edge
Contact
To find out more about B-Epic and the support they may offer, please contact:
Telephone: 01452 863681
Email: office@brockworthlink.org.uk
Website
CCP deliver community wellbeing services, and family support services to residents living in Tewkesbury Borough.
If you have been referred or if you self-refer to CCP, you may be able to access support listed below.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✔
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Tewkesbury Borough
Referral
You must be referred to access CCP’s support services. You can do this yourself, or someone else can refer you.
Community-based Support | Caring for Communities and People (ccp.org.uk)
Website
Hungry No More is a non-referral Foodbank helping people in the local community. They cover the areas of Churchdown, Innsworth, Longlevens and Longford.
Support Available
Food ✔
Fuel ✘
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Churchdown, Innsworth, Longlevens, Longford
Contact
Telephone: 07824 043895
North Cotswold Foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our local area. It is part of the Trussell Trust network.
Support Available
- Food ✔
- Fuel ✘
- Household essentials ✔
- Advice ✔
Areas covered
North Cotswold Foodbank Tewkesbury Borough locations are Winchcombe and Bishops Cleeve
Referral
If you need a referral you can get in touch with the Foodbank who can put you in touch with a relevant local agency who can make you a referral.
Contact
Telephone: 07879 375562
Email: info@northcotswold.foodbank.org.uk
Website
Citizens Advice provide information, advice and assistance to those who need it. They can offer advice on debt, housing, benefit enquiries as well as other issues that might be present.
Any resident can contact Citizens Advice for support and advice.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✔
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✔
Areas covered
Tewkesbury Borough
Contact
Freephone (Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm Friday 10am-1pm) – 0808 189 6280
Email advice form – Contact Us | Gloucester & District Citizens Advice Bureau (gloscab.org.uk)
Website
Gloucester & District Citizens Advice Bureau (gloscab.org.uk)
Rooftop Housing Group provide affordable homes in locations across Tewkesbury Borough. They also provide further support and advice to Rooftop Housing communities.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✔
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✔
Areas covered
Rooftop Housing properties in Tewkesbury Borough
Referral
If you are living in a Rooftop home and would like support, please contact MoneyAdvice@rooftopgroup.org
Website
Rooftop Housing Group | Housing Association | United Kingdom (rooftopgroup.org)
Severn Wye exists to support householders, communities and other organisations to overcome the sustainability and energy challenges they face. We deliver practical programmes to benefit the general public.
You may be able to get a referral to Severn Wye via a local organisation such as a Foodbank, Caring for Communities and People, or your local Social Prescribers. It is important to get in touch you’re your local organisation directly to discuss this with them.
Support available
Food ✘
Fuel ✔
Household Essentials ✘
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Tewkesbury Borough
Referral
You may be able to get a referral to Severn Wye Energy Agency through a local organisation. For more information, please contact emergencyfunds@severnwye.org.uk
Website
Severn Wye Energy Agency – sustainability now, and for the future
Sovereign provide affordable homes in locations across Tewkesbury Borough. They also provide further support to their customers, helping them long-term.
If you are living in a Sovereign home, you may be eligible for the following support.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✔
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Sovereign Housing properties in Tewkesbury Borough
Referral
If you are living in a Sovereign home and would like support, please contact our Financial and Digital Inclusion Team at fidi@sovereign.org.uk.
Website
Tewkesbury Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✔
Household essentials ✔
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Tewkesbury Borough
Referral
People who wish to apply for a foodbank voucher should contact one of the agencies listed below:
Bromford Housing: 01684 272727
Mythe Medical Practice: 01684 293278
CCP (Cheltenham): 01242 228999
Citizens’ Advice: 01452 527202
Tewkesbury Drop-In Centre: 01684 299315
Website
Young Gloucestershire supports young people to have the confidence, motivation and skills to improve their lives. It is a Countywide charity that supports young people who are facing challenges in their lives.
This offer is only available during school holidays for families whose children are not in receipt of free school meals.
Support available
Food ✔
Fuel ✘
Household essentials ✘
Advice ✘
Areas covered
Tewkesbury Borough
Contact
To find out more about the Young Gloucestershire and the support they may be able to offer, please contact:
Telephone: 07502138612 working hours 9-5pm Mon-Friday, 07780073412 working hours 10-2pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
Email: HAF@youngglos.org.uk this inbox is managed from 9-5 Monday to Friday.
Website
https://www.youngglos.org.uk/what-we-do/community/holiday-activities/
Additional support
Gloucestershire County Council – community support hub
If your household needs help with food, debts or energy costs, you can also seek support from Gloucestershire County Council. Please view their community support hub webpages which can be found by clicking the link here.